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    “The Shipwrecked Triptych” and “Songs of Slow Burning Earth” at MoMI First Look this weekend

    Here are two more must-see films which will screen at the Museum of the Moving Image's First Look Festival. Go here for showtimes and tickets. There are no actual shipwrecks in Deniz Eroglu's wonderfully imaginative film "The Shipwrecked Triptych." Instead the the term is a metaphor for when a person's shelter becomes lost or is precarious. Three narratives, set in different times, present eerie and...

    “Who By Fire” at Film at Lincoln Center March 14

    The Canadian domestic drama "Who By Fire" has received wide critical praise–Steve Dollar has named it as his favorite film of 2025 so far. Quebecois director Philippe Lesage's third feature, which screened at last fall's New York Film Festival, opens at Film at Lincoln Center this Friday, March 14. Go here for show times and ticket information. The opening scene of "Who By Fire" (the...
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    “Revoir Paris” opens in NYC June 23

    "Revoir Paris" is a powerful and moving story of a woman who, after surviving a terrorist attack at a restaurant, encounters a series of...

    “Fanny: The Right To Rock” Airs on PBS May 22

    I remember buying Suzie Quatro’s first album in 1973. It had great songs like “48 Crash” and “Can the Can” but knowing nothing about...

    Old School Kung Fu Festival at the Metrograph

    The 10th anniversary of The Old School Kung Fu Festival begins this Friday, April 21 at the NYC's Metrograph Theater. The annual event is...

    “Plan 75” and “Human Flowers of Flesh”

    (above: Baishô Chieko in “Plan 75”) Hayakawa Chie’s 2022 film “Plan 75” depicts a dystopian near future Japan in which the growing numbers of elderly...

    Rialto at 25 at MOMA

    “RIALTO AT 25” is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rialto Pictures, a distributor whose re-releases of international classics have been distinguished by...

    “Sam Now” + Spring Cleaning

    (above: Sam Harkness in “Sam Now”) My critical output has been hampered recently by my paying gigs and personal writing projects so here are capsule...

    New Directors/New Films 2023

    The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center’s 52nd edition of New Directors/New Films takes place from March 29 through April 9, 2023. ...

    Boston Underground Film Festival 2023

    (above: Kristine Kujath Thorp in "Sick of Myself") Boston’s Underground Film Festival continues until March 26 and I’ve been able to catch four excellent features...

    MOMI First Look Festival 2023

    (above: "Mami Wata") The Museum of the Moving Image’s annual First Look Festival returns March 15 to March 19 in Astoria, showcasing over two dozen...

    Horror/Comedy “Jethica” Premieres Feb. 14 on Fandor

    I don’t know if Fandor is premiering “Jethica” (which won a top award at last year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival) on February 14 because...

    New Jean Rollin Doc Premieres on Arrow Streaming

    I confess I have never seen any of Jean Rollin’s films, but a new documentary about him has whetted my appetite for his work....

    “Huesera: The Bone Woman” opens in theaters today

    Making the threatened protagonist in a horror film a pregnant woman is a surefire way to double the anxiety and fear a spectator experiences....